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resource

[ ree-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs, ri-sawrs, -sohrs, -zawrs, -zohrs ]

noun

  1. a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

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  2. resources, the collective wealth of a country or its means of producing wealth.
  3. Usually resources. money, or any property that can be converted into money; assets.

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  4. Often resources. an available means afforded by the mind or one's personal capabilities:

    to have resource against loneliness.

  5. an action or measure to which one may have recourse in an emergency; expedient.

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  6. capability in dealing with a situation or in meeting difficulties:

    a woman of resource.

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resource

/ -ˈsɔːs; rɪˈzɔːs /

noun

  1. capability, ingenuity, and initiative; quick-wittedness

    a man of resource

  2. often plural a source of economic wealth, esp of a country (mineral, land, labour, etc) or business enterprise (capital, equipment, personnel, etc)
  3. a supply or source of aid or support; something resorted to in time of need
  4. a means of doing something; expedient
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܰԱ, noun
  • ˈdzܰ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·dzܰl adjective
  • ·dzܰl·ness noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of resource1

First recorded in 1640–50; from French ressource, Old French ressourse, noun derivative of resourdre “to rise up,” from Latin resurgere, equivalent to re- re- + surgere “to rise up, lift”; resurge, source
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of resource1

C17: from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere , from re- + surgere to rise
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The Welsh government previously said "protecting and enhancing our environment and natural resources is key to addressing the climate and nature emergencies".

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They've drawn up a bill that would impose 500% secondary tariffs on countries that purchase Russian oil, gas and other resources.

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The Los Angeles Conservancy calls it “a wonderful example of the mid-century roadside commercial resources that are so swiftly disappearing from the landscape.”

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“It’s a very serious matter, and it’s costly and there’s a lot of resources used by the state,” even though California has not executed a prisoner in years, Ford said.

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That would require “enormous time and resources, diverting election staff from vital election priorities — like ensuring the operation of State voter registration systems and the sound operation of State and local elections.”

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